Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost

Plant growing season increases under a warming climate, but it is not known whether this will alter plant exposure to frost days. Here Liu et al. investigate trends in the Northern Hemisphere over 30 years and find increased exposure to frost days in regions that have longer growing seasons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qiang Liu, Shilong Piao, Ivan A. Janssens, Yongshuo Fu, Shushi Peng, Xu Lian, Philippe Ciais, Ranga B. Myneni, Josep Peñuelas, Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02690-y